Sirajganj, Oct 5 (UNB) – At least two women were killed as a speeding truck hit a battery-run auto rickshaw in Mulibari Check post area in the district town on Friday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Manoara Khatun, 50, wife of Afsar Ali and Chaina Khatun, 35, wife of Azizul Haque, of Konagati village in sadar upazila.
Syed Shahid Alam, officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge West Police Station, said a Dhaka bound truck hit the auto-rickshaw at the place around 4:30 pm, leaving the duo dead on the spot.
Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital for an autopsy.
Police detained the truck from the spot while the driver and helper managed to flee the scene, added the OC.
A case was filed in this connection with the police station, said the OC.
Two women killed in Sirajganj road crash
Sirajganj, Oct 5 (UNB) – At least two women were killed as a speeding truck hit a battery-run auto rickshaw in Mulibari Check post area in the district town on Friday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Manoara Khatun, 50, wife of Afsar Ali and Chaina Khatun, 35, wife of Azizul Haque, of Konagati village in sadar upazila.
Syed Shahid Alam, officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge West Police Station, said a Dhaka bound truck hit the auto-rickshaw at the place around 4:30 pm, leaving the duo dead on the spot.
Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital for an autopsy.
Police detained the truck from the spot while the driver and helper managed to flee the scene, added the OC.
A case was filed in this connection with the police station, said the OC.